Community Engagement Officer at Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI)

The Center for Advocacy, Transparency, and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) was established in 2018 as a registered NGO with aoffice in Maiduguri, Borno State, with offices across Yobe and Adamawa State. We have been visible in Borno Adamawa and Yobe states implementing projects in education, protection (child/GBV), WaSH, nutrition, empowerment/livelihood, governance, and peacebuilding. Our approach is aligned with our mission to enhance service delivery and empower citizens through our humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding nexus (HDP).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Engagement Officer

Location: Monguno, Gwoza - Borno
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Months

Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will also include:

• Liaises and interacts regularly with children and youth, parents, teachers, and the community to promote understanding and acceptance of CATAI Education activities.
• Promotes awareness on education issues within the community and disseminates means to raise concerns and feedback.
• Supervises teachers and coordinates volunteer teachers in order to ensure effective, safe, stimulating, and quality implementation of formal and non-formal educational activities.
• Monitors and coaches incentive teachers on the job and takes care of building a respectful and non-stressful environment for children and the community.
• Prepare the activity schedule and monitor compliance under the line manager's supervision.
• S/he is supporting rehabilitation and distribution to schools’ activities by analyzing needs, proposing tailored interventions, and leading assessments and surveys.
• In collaboration with, and under the supervision of the program manager, proposes education and outreach activities and planning according to expressed needs by educational staff, including headmasters, teachers, and Departments of Education (DoE), as well as children’s wishes and needs.
• S/he ensures punctual implementation and follow-up of data collection, s/he is in charge of ensuring proficient utilization of education databases and ensures volunteers.
• S/he in identifying capacity-building needs among educational staff, the community, and other professionals relating to child protection and positive discipline in schools; including identifying possible training participants and/or focal points.

Requirements / Skills

• A bachelor’s degree in social sciences, economics, international affairs, or a related field is required.
• Two (3) years of professional humanitarian/development experience is required; experience with community-based projects is highly desired.
• Extensive knowledge of community engagement and participatory processes of proven practical community engagement experience (managing integrated activities at once), including strong skills and experience in the community engagement process, report writing, participatory planning, and community entry.
• Knowledge of urban and rural resilience concepts is advantageous.
• Excellent presentation and writing skills.
• Capable of resolving complex problems through a collaborative and consultative approach.
• Prior experience working with government actors and/or community leaders.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities, as well as the capacity to effectively represent CATAI in forums and with donors.
• Effective negotiation skills are necessary, and experience in dispute resolution is preferred.
• The capacity to communicate concepts and ideas to other members of the community in a clear and convincing manner.
• Languages:
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required; other local languages are an added advantage.
• Computer/Other Tech Requirements:
• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to CATAI
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Embracing change

Policy Statements:

• The Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) operates in an equal opportunity environment and has policies that actively encourage gender equality, diversity, and social inclusion; Child safeguarding,adolescents and Youth Initiatives, PSEA, GBV, VAC, and Fraud.

Application Closing Date
16th January, 2025.